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How do you break one of the toughest building materials in construction? Pulverizers. “Concrete is a material that lasts a long time. The concrete in concrete structures often outlives the original use of the structure. That is why so many…

You may not see it, but there is a lot of activity underway at the Canadian port of entry to the Gordie Howe International Bridge project. So far, Bridging North America has set up its offices at Sandwich Street…

OTTAWA, November 26, 2019 – Today marks the Canadian Construction Association’s (CCA) first annual celebration day of the industry. In collaboration with CCA’s partner associations, National Construction Day recognizes and celebrates the dedicated, hard-working men and women instrumental in…

Braun Intertec used the COMMAND Center concrete temperature and maturity system to expedite post-tension stressing and meet a tight construction deadline.   The Terraces at Douglas Center is a new 12-story office tower in Dallas with a two-level basement parking garage.…

The City of Calgary has laid charges against one man who ran a general contracting business that clients claimed took their money but didn’t finish the work. Kent Pallister, the city’s chief licence inspector, said the city started investigating…

U.S.News & World Report reports that the last living worker who helped construct Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota’s Black Hills has died. Donald “Nick” Clifford of Keystone, South Dakota, was 98. His wife, Carolyn Clifford, says he died…

A logistics facility being constructed in the Greater Toronto Area city of Mississauga is taking space optimization and automated storage and retrieval systems to new heights in this country. Literally and figuratively. However, it won’t be long before these…

OTTAWA, November 25, 2019 – In an effort to encourage and boost innovation within the industry, Canadian Construction Association (CCA) and Canadian Construction Innovations (CCI) are delighted to announce an exclusive partnership with Invennt Business Inc. to offer the…

Swindon’s Todd Scanlon won a public vote for the 2019 On The Tools award after being nominated for overcoming his fear of heights, and for his boundless energy and commitment to learn new skills as part of his apprenticeship.…

Proponents of a privately funded magnetic tube link that could zip passengers from Calgary to Edmonton in 30 minutes hope the province comes on board with the concept. They say the previous NDP government had offered up land to…

Trimble, Hilti and Boston Dynamics recently announced a collaboration to explore the integration of Trimble’s and Hilti’s construction management software solutions, GNSS technology and reality capture devices with Boston Dynamics’ Spot Robot platform. Autonomous robots can play a significant…

Thanks to Stratford’s Technical Training Group, local businesses, and staff at Stratford Secondary and Elementary Schools, kids aged 7-14 got a hands-on introduction to eight different tech and trades-based professions they can explore further once they enter high school.…

The Hudson’s Bay Company’s 93-year-old flagship Winnipeg store is worth absolutely nothing, according to an appraisal from a real-estate evaluator. The building is worth a whopping $0, and it would actually cost millions to sell the building, an appraisal…

New updates to the B.C. Building and Plumbing Code (B.C. Building Code) support innovative construction methods to help build more affordable homes faster, while enhancing building standards for energy efficiency and safety for British Columbians, says a Nov. 21 Ministry…

When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted in mid-July that the Trans Mountain expansion project “is going forward, and work is getting started this construction season,” a typical reply was “I’ll believe it when I see it.” Given all the protests and…